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The Spencer County High School Dance Team had a successful “Taylor Swift” dance clinic. The clinic had 94 student participants in this exciting event. Each child received a t-shirt and cowboy hat. Students performed their dance routine at the SCHS boys basketball game on Feb. 8.

The 7U runners-up finished a great basketball season on Sat. Feb. 19 with a win and a loss. Players pictured are Colleen Foster, Conner Mattingly, Hunter Campanell, Tyler Lester, Bralen Spencer, Kolten Scott, Jose Solis, Jackson Scott and Baylin Ford. The team was coached by Donna Lester and Jenny Banta.

Two former Spencer County High School track teammates met up at the DePauw University Track Invitational Feb. 19. Jesse Shelton and Chelsey Talley, pictured above, had seen each other last in 2007 when they both ran for SCHS in the AA State Track Meet. Shelton, now a senior at Bellarmine University, finished sixth in the 55 meter dash, and Talley, a freshman at The University of The Cumberlands, finished eighth in the one mile run.

The Spencer County Lady Bears head into district tournament action Wednesday night on a three-game losing streak after dropping two games last week, including a disappointing 45-38 decision Saturday afternoon against Lynn Camp.

The Lady Bears built a five-point lead midway through the third quarter against the visiting Lady Wildcats, but were unable to hold on as they lost their final regular season game, to end the year at 6-18.

The Spencer County Bears completed their regular season last week with four games in five days and finished with an impressive 21-6 record heading into the 30th District

Tournament that began Monday night here in Taylorsville.

The Bears will be the favorite to claim the crown as they finished with a 4-0 record against district foes and an 8-1 mark against teams in the 8th region. The lone lost came Thursday night when the Bears lost a second half lead and fell to the Dragons of South Oldham, 57-48.

For the first time since 1998, the Spencer County Bears will be advancing to the 8th Region Tournament following a 60-47 win over Anderson County Tuesday night in the semi-finals of the 30th District Tournament at Taylorsville.
The win puts Spencer County in the district championship game on Saturday night with a chance for the school's first district tournament title since 1984. The Bears will face the winner of Thursday night's Shelby County-Collins game at 7 p.m.

Spencer County Youth Baseball and Softball Association sign-ups will be held Saturday at Ray Jewell Park in Taylorsville from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Participants may also sign up online at http://spencercountybaseball.baberuthonline.com.